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So the Philistines envied him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />for he had possessions of flocks and herds, and a great household, so that the Philistines envied him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />for he had possessions of flocks and herds and a great household, so that the Philistines envied him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />for he had possessions of flocks and herds and a great household, so that the Philistines envied him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and he had possessions of flocks and possessions of herds and many servants, so that the Philistines were jealous of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />he owned flocks and herds and a great household [with a number of servants], and the Philistines envied him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He had flocks of sheep, herds of cattle, and many slaves, and the Philistines were envious of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He had flocks of sheep, herds of cattle, and many slaves, and the Philistines were envious of him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household: and the Philistines envied him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In fact, the Philistines were jealous of the large number of sheep, goats, and slaves that Isaac owned, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household: and the Philistines envied him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Because he owned so many flocks, herds, and servants, the Philistines became jealous of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Because he had many herds of sheep and cattle and many servants, the Philistines were jealous of him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He owned so many sheep, cattle, and servants that the Philistines eventually became envious of him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He had so many sheep and cattle and such a great household of servants that the Philistines became jealous of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and very many servants: And the Philistines envied him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he has possession of a flock, and possession of a herd, and an abundant service; and the Philistines envy him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he hath possession of a flock, and possession of a herd, and an abundant service; and the Philistines envy him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And there will be to him possession of flocks, and possession of oxen, and service of many; and the Philistines will envy him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he had possessions of sheep and of herds, and a very great family. Wherefore the Palestines envying him, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Likewise, he had possessions of sheep and of herds, and a very large family. Because of this, the Palestinians envied him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He acquired flocks and herds, and a great work force, and so the Philistines became envious of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He had possessions of flocks and herds, and a great household, so that the Philistines envied him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he had possessions of flocks and possessions of herds and much wealth, so that the Philistines envied him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he had possessions of sheep and possessions of oxen and great estate, and the Philistines were jealous of him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household; and the Philistines envied him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he had cattle of sheep, and cattle of oxen, and many tilled lands, and the Phylistines envied him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/26-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=6136" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/26.htm">Isaac's Prosperity</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>and he became richer and richer, until he was exceedingly wealthy. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">He owned so many</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4735.htm" title="4735: miq·nêh- (N-msc) -- Cattle. From qanah; something bought, i.e. Property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition.">flocks</a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: ṣōn (N-csc) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4735.htm" title="4735: ū·miq·nêh (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Cattle. From qanah; something bought, i.e. Property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition.">and herds</a> <a href="/hebrew/1241.htm" title="1241: ḇā·qār (N-ms) -- Cattle, herd, an ox. From baqar; beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender; collectively, a herd."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bāh (Adj-fs) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/5657.htm" title="5657: wa·‘ă·ḇud·dāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Service. Passive participle of abad; something wrought, i.e. service.">servants</a> <a href="/hebrew/6430.htm" title="6430: pə·liš·tîm (N-proper-mp) -- Inhab. of Philistia. Patrial from Plesheth; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth.">that the Philistines</a> <a href="/hebrew/7065.htm" title="7065: way·qan·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be jealous or zealous. A primitive root; to be zealous, i.e. jealous or envious.">envied him.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>So the Philistines took dirt and stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/13-2.htm">Genesis 13:2</a></span><br />And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-35.htm">Genesis 24:35</a></span><br />“The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-43.htm">Genesis 30:43</a></span><br />Thus Jacob became exceedingly prosperous. He owned large flocks, maidservants and menservants, and camels and donkeys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-16.htm">Genesis 12:16</a></span><br />He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/32-5.htm">Genesis 32:5</a></span><br />I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, menservants, and maidservants. I have sent this message to inform my master, so that I may find favor in your sight.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/36-7.htm">Genesis 36:7</a></span><br />For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/1-3.htm">Job 1:3</a></span><br />and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-23.htm">1 Kings 4:23</a></span><br />ten fat oxen, twenty range oxen, and a hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-29.htm">2 Chronicles 32:29</a></span><br />He made cities for himself, and he acquired herds of sheep and cattle in abundance, for God gave him very great wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/144-13.htm">Psalm 144:13-14</a></span><br />Our storehouses will be full, supplying all manner of produce; our flocks will bring forth thousands, tens of thousands in our fields. / Our oxen will bear great loads. There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity, and no cry of lament in our streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-22.htm">Proverbs 10:22</a></span><br />The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:11</a></span><br />When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a></span><br />Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-16.htm">Luke 12:16-21</a></span><br />Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. / So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ / Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-11.htm">Luke 16:11</a></span><br />So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.</p><p class="hdg">had possession.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/12-16.htm">Genesis 12:16</a></b></br> And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/13-2.htm">Genesis 13:2</a></b></br> And Abram <i>was</i> very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/1-3.htm">Job 1:3</a></b></br> His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.</p><p class="hdg">servants.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/37-11.htm">Genesis 37:11</a></b></br> And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/18-9.htm">1 Samuel 18:9</a></b></br> And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-2.htm">Job 5:2</a></b></br> For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/24-25.htm">Abundant</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-14.htm">Envied</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-1.htm">Envy</a> <a href="/genesis/24-35.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/genesis/24-35.htm">Flocks</a> <a href="/genesis/25-30.htm">Full</a> <a href="/genesis/26-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/24-35.htm">Herd</a> <a href="/genesis/24-35.htm">Herds</a> <a href="/genesis/24-28.htm">Household</a> <a href="/genesis/17-20.htm">Numbers</a> <a href="/genesis/26-8.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/genesis/23-20.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/genesis/15-14.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/genesis/24-35.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/revelation/22-3.htm">Service</a> <a href="/genesis/24-25.htm">Store</a> <a href="/genesis/26-13.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/36-7.htm">Abundant</a> <a href="/genesis/30-1.htm">Envied</a> <a href="/genesis/30-1.htm">Envy</a> <a href="/genesis/27-9.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/genesis/29-2.htm">Flocks</a> <a href="/genesis/27-7.htm">Full</a> <a href="/genesis/27-33.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/32-16.htm">Herd</a> <a href="/genesis/32-7.htm">Herds</a> <a href="/genesis/30-30.htm">Household</a> <a href="/genesis/28-3.htm">Numbers</a> <a href="/genesis/26-15.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/genesis/28-4.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/genesis/31-18.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/genesis/26-15.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/genesis/29-27.htm">Service</a> <a href="/genesis/41-35.htm">Store</a> <a href="/genesis/30-43.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-1.htm">Isaac, because of famine, sojourns in Gerar, and the Lord blesses him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-7.htm">He is reproved by Abimelech for denying his wife.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-12.htm">He grows rich, and the Philistines envy his prosperity.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-18.htm">He digs wells.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-23.htm">God appears to him at Beersheba, and blesses him; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-26.htm">and Abimelech makes a covenant with him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-34.htm">Esau's wives.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He owned so many flocks and herds and servants</b><br>This phrase highlights the wealth and prosperity of Isaac, which was a sign of God's blessing. In the ancient Near East, wealth was often measured by the size of one's livestock and the number of servants. This abundance reflects the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham, Isaac's father, that his descendants would be blessed (<a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2</a>). The accumulation of flocks and herds indicates not only material wealth but also social status and influence. In a pastoral society, such resources were essential for survival and prosperity.<p><b>that the Philistines envied him.</b><br>The Philistines were a significant group in the region, often in conflict with the Israelites. Their envy of Isaac's prosperity suggests a tension between the two groups. This envy can be seen as a precursor to the later conflicts between the Philistines and the Israelites, as seen in the stories of Samson and David. Envy is a recurring theme in the Bible, often leading to strife and conflict, as seen in the story of Cain and Abel (<a href="/genesis/4-5.htm">Genesis 4:5</a>) and Joseph and his brothers (<a href="/genesis/37-11.htm">Genesis 37:11</a>). The Philistines' envy also underscores the idea that God's blessings upon His chosen people can provoke jealousy among others, a theme that resonates throughout the biblical narrative.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>The son of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac is the central figure in this passage. He is blessed by God with prosperity, which leads to envy from others.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a></b><br>A group of people living in the region of Canaan. They are significant in this passage as they become envious of Isaac's wealth and success.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gerar.htm">Gerar</a></b><br>The region where Isaac is residing during this time. It is ruled by Abimelech, the king of the Philistines.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_blessing_and_human_envy.htm">God's Blessing and Human Envy</a></b><br>God's blessings can sometimes lead to envy from others. As believers, we should be prepared for this and respond with grace and humility.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prosperity_as_a_testimony.htm">Prosperity as a Testimony</a></b><br>Isaac's wealth was a testament to God's faithfulness. Our own prosperity, whether material or spiritual, should point others to God's goodness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/handling_envy.htm">Handling Envy</a></b><br>When faced with envy from others, we should seek to maintain peace and trust in God's protection, as Isaac did.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_blessings.htm">Stewardship of Blessings</a></b><br>Isaac's management of his wealth and resources can inspire us to be good stewards of what God has entrusted to us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_abimelech's_gerar_in_genesis_20.htm">Is there any archaeological or historical evidence to support the presence of Abimelech or a kingdom in Gerar at the time of Genesis 20?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_mention_philistines_in_abraham's_time.htm">Why does the Bible describe the Philistines in Abraham’s time when they only arrived in Canaan centuries later?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_plant_crops_in_a_famine.htm">Why did Isaac plant crops during a famine?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_it_realistic_for_abram_to_have_318_men.htm">Genesis 14:14: Is it realistic for Abram, a nomadic patriarch, to have 318 trained men at his disposal?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">Great store of servants.</span>--Marg., <span class= "ital">husbandry. </span>In <a href="/job/1-3.htm" title="His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.">Job 1:3</a> the word is rendered <span class= "ital">household </span>in the text, and <span class= "ital">husbandry </span>again in the margin. Literally it means <span class= "ital">making employment, </span>and answers to our word <span class= "ital">business. </span>But if in a man's life there is much activity and plenty to do, there must be people to do it, and profits made whereby to maintain them. And thus the translation, "great store of servants," gives the sense; but we see besides that Isaac kept them all actively employed,<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For he had</span> (literally, <span class="accented">there was to him</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants:</span> - <span class="greek">γεώργια πολλά</span> (LXX.), <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. much husbandry, the abstract being put for the concrete, "implying all manner of work and service belonging to a family, and so servants and tillage of all sorts" (Ainsworth); but the reference rather seems to be to the number of his household, or domestic slaves, <span class="accented">plurimum familiae</span> (Vulgate) - <span class="cmt_word">and the Philistines envied him</span>. The patriarch's possessions (<span class="accented">mikneh</span>, from kanah, to acquire) excited jealous feeling (from root <span class="accented">kana</span>, to burn) in the breasts of his neighbors (cf. <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-4.htm">Ecclesiastes 4:4</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/26-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He owned so many</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיְהִי־</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">flocks</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקְנֵה־</span> <span class="translit">(miq·nêh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4735.htm">Strong's 4735: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something bought, property, livestock, acquisition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and herds</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִקְנֵ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·miq·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4735.htm">Strong's 4735: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something bought, property, livestock, acquisition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבָּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">servants</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲבֻדָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·ḇud·dāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5657.htm">Strong's 5657: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something wrought, service</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that the Philistines</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(pə·liš·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6430.htm">Strong's 6430: </a> </span><span class="str2">Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia</span><br /><br /><span class="word">envied him.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְקַנְא֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·qan·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7065.htm">Strong's 7065: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, zealous, jealous, envious</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/26-14.htm">Genesis 26:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/26-14.htm">Genesis 26:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/26-14.htm">Genesis 26:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/26-14.htm">Genesis 26:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/26-14.htm">Genesis 26:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/26-14.htm">Genesis 26:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/26-14.htm">Genesis 26:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/26-14.htm">Genesis 26:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/26-14.htm">Genesis 26:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/26-14.htm">Genesis 26:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/26-14.htm">OT Law: Genesis 26:14 He had possessions of flocks possessions (Gen. 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